Breakfast is on your own; CASTLE will pay for beverages, snacks, lunch (and dinner if need be)
Preferred beverages/snacks for retreat
Jayson = Diet coke, any nuts, dried raccoon [can you order that? think you'll have to make that yourself!] [JN-get the organic raccoon. I don't like the ones with preservatives]
Justin = Ideally, Lunch Beer - but otherwise, Coke, tea or whatever. I'm less into snacks, but am happy to contribute whatever. [okay, who's driving to the Liquor Barn in Louisville to get the Yanjing?] [JN-can we ask an LB here in Lex to order it or xfer it from another store?]
John = Diet Coke, regular and peppered beef jerky, raw almonds
Scott = ?
Agenda items (in no particular order)
History
Started in 2003 with a STLI grant, CASTLE name in 2005
Affirmation of the co-directorate model of governance (along with roles/responsibilities)
Complementary / overlapping skill sets, areas of focus, niches
Fiscal outlay policies
Fixing up the studio / lair / keep / dungeon
Private consulting / helping v. CASTLE consulting / helping
Making It Happen jackets and other awards
Preferred means of communication (Email? Google+? Don't worry about it?)
STL classes / programs
Scaling up
Web site(s) v. personal blogs, other resources
EDL principal redesign
How do we move forward while also keeping some EDL folks safe / on board?
Big wishes - if we dream, what do we wish for?
Broad Goal -
We want schools to be relevant to the digital, global age.
Positive Impact on Schools on Tech. Front through the empowerment and support of Leaders.
Concern about "Technology"
Leadership for Learning in the Digital Era
leadership that can create and effectuate digital learning environments
Leadership for Digital Learning
Drum Beating v. Doing Something
Who we are: The thought leaders of the leadership aspects of learning in a digital age.
We want: Empowered leaders that can operate effectively in this environment
What we're about:Shaking crap up + getting people to think differently.
A little quirky, a little playful ... very serious.
The world is digital, the world is global, schools are neither ... if learning environments are ever going to get to where we need them, leaders are going to work differently.
What we have done:
Iowa 1:1 Gear Up
Blogging Network
40 million YouTube hits
Informed Scholarly Community
Small Boutique
Grants / funding sources / Kickstarter?
Training / PD initiatives (incl. SM update on Apple) / Evite / Pam Moran & Ira Socol
Who else can do Rah-Rah keynote?
NextGen Academy debrief
Writing initiatives (articles, books, white papers, CASTLE briefs)
Affiliates? (faculty / educators / groups)
PTLA version 2
Institutional assessment that uses items from PTLA2 + things like this and this and this and this and this?
International teaching / research partnerships\
Visiting scholars - Memhet and Sathia
International video competition (students / schools / teachers)
Nick Sauers update (nationwide 1:1 info w/ Kevin Flora?)
Date / time / location
Preferred beverages/snacks for retreat
Agenda items (in no particular order)